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‘“*‘T AM NOT an issues man. There is only one have one of the lowest taxes “We've done a lot of
issue and that is good government.’”’ as a percentage of property roads — never enough —
S D KOH values,’’ he says, adding that redone them,”’ he says. ‘‘Of
O says Dernc um- along with that come a list course one of the biggest
By MARK HAMILTON : .
phreys as he attempts to of services — four firehalls, achievements

: was this big
stretch his six-year tenure as

, ; rebuilt police and court facil- storm creek diversion chan-
mayor of West Vancouver “Since I’ve been in office, ities, a new health unit and nel to. prevent the reoc-
by another two. He’s runn- in the first year, we brought ‘the finest senior citizens curance of the 1981 flood in

ing for re-election, he says, in the

development cost centre in Canada.”’
because he ‘‘enjyoys the ser-

the Ambleside business area.
charges bylaw to the max-

In the future we have to get

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vice’’ and he’s running imum that we are permitted additional assistance for the
without doubt that he will by the Provincial gov- Cypress Creek and the
win.

; ernment and a lot of people
“I'm extremely satisfied don’t know that the

with the kind response (to
my campaign) which has

Brothers Creek areas.”’
Other ‘‘unfinished
business’’ includes the

Norm Vipond

developers pay every penny
for the on-site costs to mod-

d hy revitalization of the

eclipsed anything previously ern standards,’’ he says Ambleside business area and .

in my municipal life,’’ says the Ambleside by the Sea Candidate
Humphreys. ‘‘I’ve never had ES

project between 17th and
14th Streets.

‘I’ve been fortunate,”’
says Humphreys, ‘‘to have
good councils without hornd
discord, or upset. They take
counsel with each other and N.S. resident for 32 years
that’s the object of the exer- Married with tour children
ese” Over 20 years of community service

“For 27 years on and off Experienced in working with people

N.V. District
Alderman

such a= splendid” reaction

from so many people."’ a .
‘| believe the people want You get a pretty in-

West Vancouver to continue timate knowledge of

to progress and polish its the workings of the

services in the steady manner municipality, and the
that has happened over the

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years,’’ he adds. needs, in six years.
Not suprisingly, Hum-

phreys does not consider two
of opponent Tom Reid's
platform planks that impor.
tant. He passes off con-
troversy over the municipal
acquisition of the foreshore
lease as ‘‘a ploy by the op-
position to make yards”’

Of suggestions that
municipal pohces tend to
work in favor of developers,
he says ‘“‘It's sad to use the
old bogey about developers
with some misconceptions by
people that developers are
getling some advantages "’

‘Then they have to pay to
join the club, money put tn-
to a fund for roads and
parks and water supply and
things we've got the max
imum the provincial gov-
ernment will permit us."’

Asked what he considers
achievements of his six years
as mayor, Humphreys says
“‘taxes’’

“We have a steady tax
structure which 1s one of the
lowest in| Canada and we

DERRICK HUM PHREYS

“One of the best achieve
ments is possibily when we
took a citizens survey of at
titudes towards municipal
taxes last year,”’ he adds
‘The bottom line is that 33
per cent were very satisfied
with municipal services and
60 S per cent were satisfied
which makes 93) per cent
satisfied or very satistied
Where in the world can vou

I’ve been tn municipal gov.
ernment and it's avery
warming thing,’ he says
“It's a matter of humble
pride to be the mayor ot
West Vancouver, one of the
most prestigious
mumeipalities in Canada
It's a matter of humbling,

prideful experience to serve |

people”

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Norman Vipond

N.V. District Alderman

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